>I have many XP Pro and XP Home PCs on a single workgroup, all of which are
>using Simple File Sharing (SFS).  On one of the computers I set up a folder
>(C:\Downloads) and shared it as "Downloads", and then I downloaded a .exe
>file into it (i.e. ccsetup132.exe for CCleaner).  If I go to another PC on
>our network, and look into that shared folder of the first computer,
>\\FirstComputer\Downloads) on My Network Places, I cannot Copy or Open the
>file.  If I do a Properties on that file I get the Screen, Misc,
>Compatibility, General, Program, Font, and Memory tabs.  Now if I go back to
>the first computer with the shared folder called Downloads that has the file
>ccsetup132.exe in it, and create another shared folder, for example, called
>Downloads2, and then copy ccsetup132.exe from C:\Downloads into
>C:\Downloads2, then if I go to any other computer on our network and look
>into that shared folder, i.e. \\FirstComputer\Downloads2, then I can both
>Copy and Open that file.  And if I do a Properties on that file, I get
>General, Compatibility, and Summary tabs or a Properties window that has
>General, Version, Compatibility, Digital Signatures, and Summary tabs.
>
>Does anyone know why this is?  If I go to the first computer, and copy
>ccsetup1232.exe from C:\Downloads2 (i.e. the one that is shared correctly
>across the network) and paste it over the copy of ccsetup132.exe in
>C:\Downloads, it has no effect, i.e. ccsetup132.exe still doesn't share
>correctly across the network.  Very strange.
>
>I have tried turning on and off the Guest Account, making sure NetBios is
>turned on over TCP/IP, making sure that my Computer Browser service is
>running, making sure that there are no funny attributes on the files, making
>sure that no viruses or spyware are on the PC, and for the XP Pro PCs I have
>ensured that SFS is enabled.  This is makes no sense, so if you have a clue
>please let me know.
>
>Thanks,
>Mark